Blake Cast
My learning difference is that I have slow processing disorder; this makes me take longer on a lot of things. This past school year has been very sporadic; I have switched schools three times, Valor Christian High School, Heritage High School, and now at Denver Academy. It has been stressful.
My learning style is very visual and hands on. I need to see and do things in order to absorb. I try to learn what I can but some times have trouble working things out. I like learning practical things that I will use in life. I have a hard time of thinking of things to say while I am writing. While the event is happening, I think of things as what they really are, and not in words. When it comes time to write about them, there are no words, only pictures in my mind, or only memories. I even think that I have brain damage and am unable to remember anything and have to rely on my poor memory, filling in the blanks. My short term memory is very bad, I only recall extremely memorable events, everything else gets washed away. Long term memory seems to be fading away.
One of my favorite things to do is acting, and drama. In middle school, I was cast as the lead role of Macbeth. The way I remembered my lines was by drawing little pictures and cartoons above the script to put a image in my brain that was easier to remember, easier than just memorizing the words. I like acting because it involves portraying complex relationships. The whole process of putting on a production is time-comsuming, and often very boring, but the interaction with fellow actors is addictive. I crave being around openly creative and interesting people.